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SAMENA Telecommunications Council - Logo Industry News Briefing
October 24, 2022
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Featured Member News
 
stc wins several awards for its effective and resilient business continuity plan
 
 
Kuwait Telecommunications Company – stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, announced that it has won two awards from two separate award agencies for its effective business continuity management and scenario planning...
 
 
 
Member News
 
•  Omantel’s “Fikra” creates new opportunities for innovative employees
Member Logo Omantel, the leading provider of integrated telecommunication services in the Sultanate of Oman, has launched an in-house program for employees who submit innovative ideas that could be converted into solutions or projects,...
 
•  Middle East Open RAN Consortium publishes first whitepaper
Member Logo The Middle East Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) consortium announced the publication of its first open RAN (ORAN) whitepaper focusing on brownfield deployment opportunities and challenges. Brownfield deployment refers to...
 
•  Nokia’s Single RAN and Cloud RAN solutions pass GSMA’s NESAS security audit
Member Logo Nokia’s Single RAN Base Station portfolio as well as its 5G Cloud RAN solution have passed the GSMA’s bi-annual Network Equipment Security Assurance Scheme (NESAS) audit, the company confirmed...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy and Regulation
 
NCC set to auction off remaining 3.5GHz spectrum by year-end
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has published a Draft Information Memorandum for an auction of additional spectrum in the 3.5GHz band...
 
China Unicom awarded Mexican operating licence
Mexico’s IFT (Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones) has awarded China Unicom a 30-year operating licence, reports El Economista...
 
South Asia
 
ONE Network and Cybernet complete first phase of cross-country long-haul fiber network
A new ultra-low latency long-haul fiber network is being deployed jointly by One Network, the largest ICT and Intelligent Traffic and Electronic Tolling System operator in Pakistan, and Cybernet, a leading fiber broadband...
 
Ntc launching group SMS
The service allows users to send an SMS to up to thousands of different Ntc phone numbers at once...
 
3G, 4G and 5G Networks
 
China's 5G user base surpasses 1 billion
China's 5G user base has surpassed 1 billion for the first time, according to the latest business figures released by China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom...
 
Telkomsel upgrades 3G network to 4G in 185 cities/districts
Indonesian mobile network operator (MNO) Telkomsel has revealed that, under its ongoing 4G upgrade programme, it has successfully upgraded 185 cities/districts from 3G to 4G since March 2022...
 
Global Telecom Update
 
VodafoneZiggo selects Oracle Fusion cloud applications
Telecom provider VodafoneZiggo is moving a number of business systems for finance, HR and supply chain to Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite...
 
DCO advances discussions on digital prosperity for the Republic of Djibouti
A delegation from the Digital Cooperation Organization visited Djibouti earlier this week, meeting government and non-government entities to discuss key initiatives and explore areas of potential collaboration...
 
 
Middle East
 
Lenovo targets remote classrooms, esports to grow in Saudi Arabia
Global tech provider Lenovo plans to strengthen its presence in Saudi Arabia, thanks to Vision 2030’s digitalization agenda promoting technology in all sectors...
 
Orange Money becomes biggest PSP in Jordan
According to official data, Orange Money mobile wallet is now the number 1 in terms of the number of open wallets by exceeding 700,000 opened wallets...
 
Microsoft Cloud UAE prepares to offer tools to build the Metaverse
Microsoft Cloud intends to support companies in the metaverse by offering public mixed reality technology integration services...
 
North Africa
 
Benchmark Education and Tatweer Misr jointly launch the 1st edition of learning design and technology-based international educational conference
Benchmark Education and Tatweer Misr held a full-day access on the Learning Design and Technology-Based Education conference with CPD accredited hours for all attendees...
 
Content & Immersive Technologies
 
RTL+ to launch in Hungary
According to the company’s CEO Gabriella Vidus, the subscription-based, ad-free service “will be the only platform on the market that specifically aims to provide local Hungarian content to its subscribers...
 
Filipino streamer PopTV expands offering with Anime
The move is the latest from PopTV as it seeks to broaden its appeal with a slate of local blockbuster movies and Filipino-dubbed Asian content...
 
Satellite & Internet
 
OneWeb successfully deploys 36 new LEO satellites
With the UK not set to bring its vertical space launch capabilities online until next year, the British satellite operator turned to NewSpace India Limited to conduct the launches from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in...
 
Australia’s nbn launches fiber network sensing trial with FiberSense
FiberSense, a supplier of technology that enables fiber networks to be used for a variety of sensing applications, says it is in the midst of a trial of its technology with Australian national broadband infrastructure...
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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